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Rodman Hall Room 8
94 West Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881-0815

Phone: (401) 874-4654
FAX: (401) 874-4964
E-mail: chermc@uri.edu

 

Dr. Cheryl A. McCarthy

Professor

Professional Interests:

• Coordinator, School Library Media Program
• Coordinator, Information Literacy Instruction Certificate Program

Research Interests:

• Information Literacy Instruction and its impact on student learning

 

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Education | Courses Taught | Professional Activities

Education

1990 Doctor of Arts in Library & Information Science
Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science

1973 Master of Library Science
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library Science

1971 Bachelor of Arts with Major in History and Secondary Education
Rhode Island College

Courses Taught

LSC 502	Management of Library and Information Services (Distance Learning via WEB CT)
LSC 503	Collection Development
LSC 507	Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Services
LSC 513	Intellectual Freedom and Censorship
LSC 520	School Library Media Services
LSC 524	Teaching About Information: Philosophy and Methodology
LSC 527	Information Literacy Instruction
LSC 593	Independent Student Projects (Supervised)
LSC 595	Practical Field Experience (Supervised)
LSC 596	Professional Field Experience: School Library Media Practicum and Seminar Syllabus
LSC 596	Professional Field Experience: School Library Media Practicum Guidelines for a Good Practicum Experience (Available as Microsoft Word download)
LSC 596	Professional Field Experience: School Library Media Practicum Assessment of Practicum Student (Available as Microsoft Word download)
LSC 596	Professional Field Experience: School Library Media Practicum Portfolio Evaluation (Available as Microsoft Word download)

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Professional Activities

| Research and Publications | Invited Formal Lectures | Professional Service |
| Service in Professional Associations| Service to URI |
| Service to GSLIS | Awards, Honors and Grants |

Research and Publications

| Current Research | Research | Book Contributions | Articles | Reviews |

Current Research

Refereed/Invited Research Published

• “Progress in School Library Media Programs: Where Have We Been? Where are We Now? And Where Are We Going?” Advances in Librarianship Vol. 30: November 2006 (In publication).
• “Interactive Video Technology: A Tool for Distance Teaching and Learning.” Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning. 1, 4 (January 2005).
• “Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?: An Analysis of Accelerated Reader and The Influence of Reading Rewards on Learning and Library Media Centers.” School Library Media Activities Monthly. XX (November 2003): 23-26, 31.
• “FLIP it!™: An Information Literacy Framework that Really Works for All Ages!” School Library Media Activities Monthly . XIX (March 2003): 22-23, 30.
• “Journals of the Century in Library and Information Science.” Serials Librarian. 39 (2000): 121-138.
• “A Reality Check: The Challenges of Implementing Information Power in School Library Media Programs.” School Library Media Quarterly. (Summer 1997): 1-10.
• “Expectations and Effectiveness Using CD-ROMs: What Do Patrons Want and How Satisfied Are They?” College & Research Libraries 58 (March 1997): 128-142. (Joint Research Grant Project with Sylvia Krausse, URI Library and Arthur A. Little, graduate student).
• “Students’ Perceived Effectiveness Using the University Library.” College & Research Libraries. 56 (May 1995): 221-234.
• “The Art of the Possible: Integrating Information Skills and Literature into the Curriculum.” Emergency Librarian. (With Gale Eaton.) 23, 1 (September/October 1995): 24-30.

Book Contributor

• “Information Literacy Instruction K-16, Selected Resources” and “Information Literacy Instruction K-16 Selected Web Resources” in The Blue Book on Information Age Inquiry by Daniel Callison and Leslie Preddy, Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
• "Reference: Information Literacy: Building Community Partnerships, 337-359:” “Reference: Information Literacy: Are We there Yet? Selected References for K-12 Schools.”
  “Reference: Web Resources on Information Literacy in K-12 Schools.”
  “Reference: Web Resources on Information Literacy in Higher Education.” in Key Words, Concepts, and Methods for Information Age Instruction: A Guide to Teaching Information Inquiry by Daniel Callison, LMS Associates, 2003.
• "Fast, Elizabeth Astrid Trygstad (1931-1977)” in Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed. by Marilyn Miller. Libraries Unlimited. (2003): 63-65.
• "Journals of The Century in Library and Information Science.” Chapter 5 in Journals of The Century. New York: The Haworth Press, (2002): 57-75.
• "A Reality Check: The Challenges of Implementing Information Power.” in Information Rich But Knowledge Poor? Emerging Issues for Schools and Libraries Worldwide. Ed. by Lynne Lighthall and Ken Haycock. International Association of School Librarianship, (1997): 179-196.

Published Articles

• “CIPA: An Analysis of The Supreme Court Decision on CIPA and the Response from the Library Community. ” online at New England Libraries. (September 2003).

• "The Final Word on CIPA. New England Libraries. September/October
  35(2003): 1- 5.

• New England Libraries (President’s Column 2001):

“Welcome to New England Libraries,” 33 (1) (January/February 2001): 2. “Seeking Leadership and Courage,” 33 (2) (March/April 2001): 2. “Information Literacy,” 33 (3) (May/June 2001): 2-3.
“ ALA in San Francisco,” 33 (4) (July/August 2001): 2.
“LEAP into the Millennium: NELA President’s Annual Report 2000-2001,” 33 (5) (September/October 2001): 2.

• Literature Review/Webliography/Bibliography: “Information Literate Students K-12: Are We There Yet?” ERIC Resources (June 2001).
  
  
• “The Future of Multi-Type Library Cooperation in Rhode Island.” Rhode Island Library Association Bulletin. 71 (Fall 1998): 1-3.
  
• “Volunteers and Technology: The New Reality.” American Libraries. 27 (June/July 1996): 67-73.
  
• “What Would You Do?” School Library Journal (“Management Case Studies for Librarians”): “The Case of Scarlett,” 40 (1) (January 1994): 49.
  
• “What Would You Do?” School Library Journal (“Management Case Studies for Librarians”): “The Case of Katrina,” 40 (5) (May 1994): 44.
  
• “What Would You Do?” School Library Journal (“Management Case Studies for Librarians”): “The Case of Camille,” 40 (9) (September 1994): 154.
  
• “A Big Engine That Might: The School Library Media Act.” American Libraries, 24 (October 1993): 877-880.
  
• RIEMA Newsletter “From McCarthy’s Mac.” (President’s Column):
  “Annual Report from the President,” (May/June 1993): 1.
  “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” (March/April 1993): 1.
  
  “Instructional Leadership—What Is It?” (January/February 1993): 1,4.
  “Information Literacy or Illiteracy?” (November/December 1992): 1.
  
  “RIEMA Vision Statement 1992-1993,” (September/October 1992):1.
  
  
• “RIEMA Views” in NEEMA Views, (Winter, 1992, Spring, Summer 1993).

Book Reviews

• Achieving School Readiness: Public Libraries and National Education Goal No. 1, by Barbara Froling Immroth and Viki Ash-Geisler. Public Libraries, 35 (September/October 1996): 327.
• Collection Development and Finance: A Guide to Strategic Library-Materials Budgeting, by Murray S. Martin. Public Libraries, 35 (March/April 1996): 143.
• Career Vision: The Sourcebook for Career Planning and Job Searching , by Cuyahoga County Public Library. Public Libraries, 35 (March/April 1996): 143.
• Banned in the USA, by Herbert Foerestal. Public Libraries, 34 (May/June 1995): 182.
• When Your Library Budget is Almost Zero , by Lesley S. J. Farmer. School Library Journal, 40 (January 1994): 40.
• Managing Time: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians , by Diane Walster. Public Libraries, 33 (5) (September/October 1994): 287.
• Censored Books: Critical Viewpoints , by Nicholas J. Karolides, Lee Burress, and John M. Kean, eds. School Library Journal, 39 (August 1993): 52.

Invited Formal Presentations

• “Campus Book Discussion of Jhumpa Lahiri’s books, The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies for University of Rhode Island Diversity Week (with LSC 520 students as facilitators) September 27, 2006.
• “Creating Educated Communities of Information Literate Students at the University of Rhode Island, “CECILS Project.” New England Library Association Annual Conference. Worcester, Massachusetts, October 17, 2005 and Massachusetts Library Association Literacy Conference, April 2006 (Panel with Profs. Michael Havener, Karen Stein, and Mary MacDonald).
• “Sharing Books: The Three I’s: Bringing Interaction, Interpretation, and Inquiry into the Classroom.” Barnes and Noble, Middletown, Rhode Island, October 12, 2005.
• “One Book, One Campus Program: Book Discussion of The Kite Runner” for University of Rhode Island Diversity Week (with Michael Havener and LSC 520 Students as facilitators) September 28, 2005.
• “School Library Media Services in The United States: Integrating Information Power and Information Literacy Standards into Programs.” International Federation of Librarians Association (IFLA). Boston, Massachusetts, August 19, 2001.
• “Integrating Information Literacy Standards and Technology into the Curriculum.” New England Independent School Librarians Annual Conference, St. George’s School, Middletown, RI. February 2000.
• “Possibilities and Problems for Multi-Type Library Cooperation in RI.” (Panel with Michael Havener and Anne Parent.) Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference, June 1998.
• “Censorship and Selected Cases in School Libraries.” (Panel presentation). RIEMA Annual Conference. April 1998.
• “Participatory Book Discussion: Making it Work for Your Audience.” (With Susan Berman.) New England Library Association (Annual Conference).Sturbridge, Massachusetts. 1997.
• “A Reality Check: The Challenges of Implementing Information Power in School Library Media Programs.” Refereed paper for 1 st International Association of School Librarians (IASL) Research Forum. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 1997.
• “A Reality Check: The Challenges of Implementing Information Power in School Library Media Programs in New England.” Refereed paper for American Association of School Librarians, 1 st Annual Judy Pitts Research Forum. Portland, Oregon, April 1997.
• “Curriculum Integration: Linking Information Skills and Content Using Big6.” Workshop for Staff Development at Chariho Middle School, August 1996.
• “Volunteers in Your Library.” Rhode Island Library Association, Fall 1995.
• “Participatory Book Discussion: Making it Work for Your Audience.” (With Susan Berman.) Rhode Island Library Association / Rhode Island Educational Media Association (Annual Conference), April 10, 1995.
• “Intellectual Freedom and Censorship.” Elderhostel, Portsmouth Abbey, August 1995.
• “Linking Learning with the Library.” RI Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, RI State Council, IRA Annual Conference. Providence, December 1994.
• “Infusing Literature into the Curriculum.” New England Independent School Librarians’ Association (Annual Conference), April 22, 1994.
• “Reader’s Theater and Children as Storytellers” New England Educational Media Association, Joint Conference, April 3, 1993. (With Gale Eaton.)
• “Collection Development and Management.” A.J. Seminar. Boston, MA, June 2, 1993 and May 1995.
• “Volunteer Workshop” for Library Power / Providence Volunteers, February 1, 1993.
• The Telling and Teaching of Stories.” Two-day Workshop for Providence School Librarians, August 13-14, 1992. (With Gale Eaton.)
• “Information Power: Partnerships.” Facilitator and Discussion Leader at AASL Pre-Conference Program. ALA Annual Conference, San Francisco, June 1992.

 

Professional Service

• Consultant, Literacy Through School Libraries (LSL) Central Falls School Department Grant, 2005-2006.
• Editorial Review Board. Advances in Librarianship, 2005
• Editorial Review Board. School Library Media Research, 2000 – 2002.
• RILINK Advisory Committee, 1998 – 2000;
• Search Committee for Director RILINK, 1999.
• Referee of Manuscripts for Electronic Journal Publication of AASL School Library Media Research, (formerly School Library Media Quarterly) 1999- 2002.
• Referee of Manuscripts for Publication of AASL, School Library MediaQuarterly, 1997 – 1999.
• Facilitator and Host for “Trolley Tour of RI’s Treasure Troves: The John HayLibrary, Brown University and the Providence Athenaeum.” New England Library Association Annual Conference, Providence, RI, 1995 and 1998.
• Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, Strategic Planning Process, Providence PublicLibrary, 1997.
• Advisor to “History Mill Project” at Rhode Island Historical Society (NationalEndowment for Humanities Grant Proposal), 1996.
• Folio Reviewer for NCATE AASL/ALA, 1992 – Present.
• Rhode Island Department of Education, Outcomes and Assessment Team, Data Analysis Subcommittee, 1992 – 1994.
• RIEMA Curriculum/Education Committee Coordinator, Prepared Document, “Student Learning Goals and Guidelines for School Library Media Programs in RI,” 1992 – 1994. Accepted by Rhode Island Department of Education for RI Frameworks.

 

Leadership in Professional Associations

• Rhode Island Center for the Book: Executive Board, 2006-
• Rhode Island Libraries Future : Committee on Lifelong Learning and committee report, “A Community of Lifelong Learners,” 2005.
• New England Library Leadership Symposium (NELLS): Advisory Board for Developing the First NELLS Program 2002- 2003.
• New England Library Association (NELA):
  Nominating Chair, 2003
  Past-President & Chair of NELA Leadership Conference, 2002
  President, 2000-2001.
  Vice-President / President Elect, 1999 – 2000.
  Annual Conference Chair, “LEAP Into the Millennium: Libraries Enrich All People,” Worcester Centrum Centre, October 1-3, 2000.
  Conference Committees, 1994 – 1995; 1997 – 1998; 2000-2001.
  Membership Chair and Liaison to Recruitment Committee, 1995 – 1998
  Member, 1992 – Present.

• Rhode Island Educational Media Association:
  President, 1992 – 1993.
  President Elect/ Conference Chair, 1991 – 1992.
  Vice-President/ Program Chair, 1990 – 1991.
  Executive Board, 1990 – 1994.
  Coordinator Curriculum / Outcomes Committee, 1992 – 1994.
  Intellectual Freedom Committee, 1997.
  Member, 1986 – Present.

• Rhode Island Library Association:
  Executive Board, 1990, Liaison to Executive Board 1992-1993.
  Member, 1990 – Present.

• New England Media Association:
  Executive Board, 1992 – 1993.
  Member, 1992 – Present.

• American Association of School Librarians:
  Affiliate Assembly Delegate from RI, June 1992 and June 1993.
  Member, 1990 – Present.

• American Library Association:
  Interim Councilor at Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 1990.
  Member, 1990 – Present.

• Coalition of Library Advocates:
  Member, 1990 – Present.

• Intellectual Freedom Committee ( ALA)

 

Service to the University of Rhode Island

• First Book Campus Advisory Board, 2004-present.
• Liaison from GSLIS to the Committee for the School of Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2005.
• Council on Teacher Education. School of Education. 2005- present.
• Liaison to School of Education for Accreditation Visit by NCATE and RIDE, Spring 2003, Fall 2005-present.
• Wrote Accreditation Reports for GSLIS School Library Media Program for submission to NCATE, RIDE, and SOE, 2002, and response 2005.
• Faculty Senate, 1998 – 2001.
• Faculty Senate Library Committee, 1999 – 2001.
• Sabbatical Review Board, 1999.
• Steering Committee for School of Education, $1.5 Million Grant for PT3 Technology to Improve Teaching 1999 – 2001.
• Faculty Senate Prior Learning Assessment Committee, 1998 – 2000.
• Search Committee Chair for the Position of Director of University Libraries, 1997 – 1998.
• Search Committee for the Position of Vice Provost for Information Services and Dean of University Libraries, 1994 – 1995; 1996 – 1997.
• Co-Vice President and Program Committee Co-Chair, University Club, University of Rhode Island, 1994 – 1995.
• Coordinated Joint Continuing Education Teleconference with RIEMA, URI/GSLIS, and URI Library on “Helping Teachers Teach: Instructional Consultant Role,” November 12, 1993.
• Coordinated Joint Continuing Education Workshop Between RIEMA and URI/GSLIS on “Cooperative Learning Strategies,” January 1992.
• Education Technology / Production Committee with Education Department and Library/Media Department: Proposal for facility, 1992 – 1993.
• Liaison to Teacher Education Faculty Committee to Prepare Document for NCATE Visitation Team, December 1991 – 1992; 1996 – 1997; 2001.

Service to GSLIS

• Chair, COA Ad Hoc Curriculum Committee and wrote draft for Standard 2, 2006.
• Coordinated PRAXIS Workshop, 2005, 2006.
• Coordinated Celebratory Tea for Mentors. April 26, 2006.
• Coordinated PRAXIS workshop for GSLIS students. October 13, 2005.
• Chair, Curriculum Committee, 1999 – Present; Member 1992- present.
• Admissions Committee 2003- 2005.
• GSLIS Search Committee for GSLIS Faculty position, 2003.
• Co-Chair, Distance Education Committee (Ad Hoc), 2000.
• Chair, Committee for GSLIS’ Mission, Goals and Objectives, Review for Report for Committee on Accreditation, ALA, 1998 – 1999.
• Faculty Liaison to GSLIS Advisory Board 1994 – 2000.
• Search Committee for Director, GSLIS, 1995.
• Chair, Continuing Education Committee, 1994 – 1999.
• Student Honors and Awards Committee, 1992.
• Presented “Get a Job Seminar: Preparing Resumes and Interview Strategies,” Continuing Education Workshop (with Leena Siitonen), 1992. 1995.

 

Awards, Honors and Grants

• Assessment Mini-Grant for Assessing the Information Literacy Instruction Certificate Program and designing outcomes and rubrics, $3,000, 2006.
• Grant to assess data for the school library media program, $3,000, 2005.
• Outstanding Graduate Studies Award 2004 by URI Office of Graduate Studies, Research, and Outreach. Award for leadership in teaching, research, grant writing and service in information literacy instruction K-16.
• Nominated for URI Excellence in Teaching Award 2004.
• Principal Investigator and co-wrote two IMLS Grants: Project CECILS: Creating Educated Communities of Information Literate Students and Creating Information Literacy Instruction Librarians for the Future, for Institute of Museum and Library Services (Unfunded 2005, 2006). (With Profs. Karen Stein, Mary MacDonald and Michael Havener).
• Sabbatical Leave to research information literacy programs in University libraries in America and Canada, 2002.
• Rhode Island Teacher in Technology Faculty Fellow, PT3 Grant Project, University of Rhode Island, School of Education, 2000.
• Distinguished Alumna Award, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, 1999.
• Grant Proposal to Develop Course Materials for PictureTel Interactive Video Course: LSC 502. $2,500 funded by Feinstein CCE Experimentation and Development Committee (with Prof. Herbert Carson), 1998.
• Grant for Joint Project, “Expectations and Effectiveness Using CD-ROMs: What Do Patrons Want and How Satisfied Are They?” $1,000 funded by University Library and GSLIS (with Prof. Sylvia Krausse), 1996.